diff --git a/src/Printing.cpp b/src/Printing.cpp
index 1c067e74a..5e41de77a 100644
--- a/src/Printing.cpp
+++ b/src/Printing.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ bool AudacityPrintout::OnPrintPage(int WXUNUSED(page))
       r.x = 0;
       r.y = 0;
       r.width = width;
+      // Note that the views as printed might not have the same proportional
+      // heights as displayed on the screen, because the fixed-sized separators
+      // are counted in those heights but not printed
       auto trackHeight = (int)(view.GetHeight() * scale);
       r.height = trackHeight;
 
diff --git a/src/TrackPanel.cpp b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
index 9d63172ca..8c71b9217 100644
--- a/src/TrackPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
@@ -751,23 +751,30 @@ void TrackPanel::RefreshTrack(Track *trk, bool refreshbacking)
    if (!trk)
       return;
 
+   // Always move to the first channel of the group, and use only
+   // the sum of channel heights, not the height of any channel alone!
    trk = *GetTracks()->FindLeader(trk);
    auto &view = TrackView::Get( *trk );
    auto height =
-      TrackList::Channels(trk).sum( TrackView::GetTrackHeight )
-      - kTopInset - kShadowThickness;
+      TrackList::Channels(trk).sum( TrackView::GetTrackHeight );
 
-   // subtract insets and shadows from the rectangle, but not border
+   // Set rectangle top according to the scrolling position, `vpos`
+   // Subtract the inset (above) and shadow (below) from the height of the
+   // rectangle, but not the border
    // This matters because some separators do paint over the border
-   wxRect rect(kLeftInset,
-            -mViewInfo->vpos + view.GetY() + kTopInset,
-            GetRect().GetWidth() - kLeftInset - kRightInset - kShadowThickness,
-            height);
+   const auto top =
+      -mViewInfo->vpos + view.GetCumulativeHeightBefore() + kTopInset;
+   height -= (kTopInset + kShadowThickness);
+
+   // Width also subtracts insets (left and right) plus shadow (right)
+   const auto left = kLeftInset;
+   const auto width = GetRect().GetWidth()
+      - (kLeftInset + kRightInset + kShadowThickness);
+
+   wxRect rect(left, top, width, height);
 
    if( refreshbacking )
-   {
       mRefreshBacking = true;
-   }
 
    Refresh( false, &rect );
 }
diff --git a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
index 13a024c08..627a364f5 100644
--- a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int TrackView::GetCumulativeHeight( const Track *pTrack )
    if ( !pTrack )
       return 0;
    auto &view = Get( *pTrack );
-   return view.GetY() + view.GetHeight();
+   return view.GetCumulativeHeightBefore() + view.GetHeight();
 }
 
 int TrackView::GetTotalHeight( const TrackList &list )
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<CommonTrackCell> TrackView::DoGetAffordanceControls()
 
 namespace {
 
-// Attach an object to each project.  It receives track list events and updates
-// track Y coordinates
+/*!
+ Attached to each project, it receives track list events and maintains the
+ cache of cumulative track view heights for use by TrackPanel.
+ */
 struct TrackPositioner final : ClientData::Base, wxEvtHandler
 {
    AudacityProject &mProject;
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ struct TrackPositioner final : ClientData::Base, wxEvtHandler
 
       while( auto pTrack = *iter ) {
          auto &view = TrackView::Get( *pTrack );
-         view.SetY( yy );
+         view.SetCumulativeHeightBefore( yy );
          yy += view.GetHeight();
          ++iter;
       }
diff --git a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.h b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.h
index 7620d3b19..2e550ff8d 100644
--- a/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.h
+++ b/src/tracks/ui/TrackView.h
@@ -49,16 +49,24 @@ public:
    bool GetMinimized() const { return mMinimized; }
    void SetMinimized( bool minimized );
 
-   int GetY() const { return mY; }
+   //! @return cached sum of `GetHeight()` of all preceding tracks
+   int GetCumulativeHeightBefore() const { return mY; }
 
    //! @return height of the track when expanded
    int GetExpandedHeight() const { return mHeight; }
 
    //! @return height of the track when collapsed
    virtual int GetMinimizedHeight() const = 0;
+
+   //! @return height of the track as it now appears, expanded or collapsed
+   /*!
+    Total "height" of channels of a track includes padding areas above and
+    below it.
+   */
    int GetHeight() const;
 
-   void SetY(int y) { DoSetY( y ); }
+   //! Set cached value dependent on position within the track list
+   void SetCumulativeHeightBefore(int y) { DoSetY( y ); }
 
    /*! Sets height for expanded state.
     Does not expand a track if it is now collapsed.